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Zach Klonsinski and Joe Everett | Thursday, April 27, 2017
The Irish kicked off a 13-game home-stand with a pair of nonconference victories at Frank Eck Stadium, downing Valparaiso, 10-3, and Eastern Michigan, 5-0, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Notre Dame (20-22, 8-13 ACC) started off on the right foot Tuesday evening by scoring early and often to rout visiting Valparaiso (16-23, 6-10 Horizon). Senior right
Zach Klonsinski | Thursday, April 20, 2017
Notre Dame downed Central Michigan and Illinois State in midweek non-conference action to rebound after being swept by No. 18 Wake Forest over the Easter weekend. The Irish (17-20, 7-11 ACC) jumped all over the Chippewas (19-17, 8-1 MAC) on Tuesday at Comerica Park in Detroit, scoring the game’s first eight runs en route to
Zach Klonsinski | Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Notre Dame’s season doesn’t get underway until next week when the Irish travel to San Antonio for the season-opening Alamo Irish Classic, but the program has already been hard at work constructing a fresh look for 2017. “When it’s all said and done, [our new team building] will encompass the existing locker room,” Irish head
Hunter McDaniel | Monday, April 25, 2016
In its first series away from home in a month, Notre Dame dropped all three games to ACC Atlantic Division-leading Florida State. The Irish (23-15, 9-10 ACC) took an early lead in each game of the weekend, but the No. 10 Seminoles (28-11, 13-4) stormed back in all three to sweep Notre Dame at Dick
Greg Hadley | Monday, April 18, 2016
Matched up against one of the best pitching staffs in the ACC, Notre Dame used two sterling efforts from its own starters and one offensive explosion to sweep Boston College this weekend at Frank Eck Stadium. The three wins push the Irish (21-12) to 9-7 and fifth place in the conference, with four ACC series
Greg Hadley | Wednesday, April 13, 2016
It wasn’t quite a blowout or a cakewalk, but Notre Dame was never seriously challenged in a 6-3 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night at Frank Eck Stadium. The Cougars (7-24, 1-8 WAC) entered the game ranked 284th in the nation according to RPI ratings, Notre Dame’s worst opponent of the season. But the
Greg Hadley | Tuesday, April 12, 2016
When Notre Dame takes the field at Frank Eck Stadium on Tuesday night, the Irish will be just a little more than 48 hours removed from their last home game. But the circumstances will be dramatically different. For one, it will likely not rain for seven innings straight as it did Sunday. The forecast calls
Hunter McDaniel | Thursday, April 7, 2016
As the Irish approach the midway point of their season this weekend, they are clearly trending in the right direction. They have won eight of their last nine, as well as 10 of their last 13 games. Notre Dame (16-11, 6-6 ACC) has seemingly found a formula for success in recent weeks, combining quality starting
Zach Klonsinski | Monday, April 4, 2016
Notre Dame and Wake Forest were just trying to play a normal, three-game series this weekend. Mother Nature had other ideas. In the end, however, the Irish (15-11, 6-6 ACC) weathered the storm a little better, taking two of three from the Demon Deacons (18-12, 5-7 ACC) at Frank Eck Stadium in conference action. The fun started
Hunter McDaniel | Thursday, March 31, 2016
Last weekend, Notre Dame rode a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech to its first over-.500 record since the start of conference play. The Irish (12-10, 4-5 ACC) bats came alive in Blacksburg, Virginia, starting with a 16-4 pounding of the Hokies (10-16, 1-8) on Thursday night, led by sophomore designated hitter Jake Shepski. Shepski had a record-setting night